The Lake County Administrative Office and County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services will be updating the approved Community Wildfire Protection Plan soon. The update is available online at lakecountyca.gov. The County Administrative office will also host a workshop tomorrow evening at 5, to gather public input on the update. After several major wildfires in the … Read more
The state could be facing another dry winter this year, thanks to the National Weather Service’s prediction of another La Nina Year. The LakeCountyNews reports forecasters say this will be the third winter in a row impacted by La Nina conditions, where the water is near the equator is cooler than normal, which in turn … Read more
First responders over the weekend rescued a person after their car traveled down a 100’ embankment on State Route 20 near Marina Drive. The person was transported to Ukiah Valley Med Center and then airlifted out for treatment.
A young man who escaped from Juvenile Hall on Low Gap Road has been taken into custody. The young man was reported as escaped, and in the area of the Ukiah Golf Course over the weekend. A Nixle alert was issued and has since been rescinded.
The body of a man thought to intoxicated while swimming was recovered over the weekend and the Mendocino County Sheriff’s office is investigating the possible accidental drowning. The unidentified man was swimming with a female friend near the mouth of the Navarro River. Mendofever reports Captain Greg Van Patten said he was heavily intoxicated and … Read more
The vice president of the Kelseyville Unified School District has announced she will run for reelection to the School Board of Trustees. Allison Panella has served on the school board for the last four years. Panella also is a member of the Kelseyville Elementary’s Parent Teacher Organization.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow at 9 am and will consider approving an agreement with Peterson Brustad Inc. for engineering design services for the Clover Creek Bypass Gravel Removal Project for just under $45,000. The company is in the process of of finishing a feasibility study on the Upper Lake levees. Through … Read more
The City of Lakeport is launching a program to connect with city businesses, called the City Walk Program. The intent of the design is to familiarize the business community with the city and the resources available to them, with the goal of helping local businesses thrive. The Guide to Doing Business in Lakeport has been … Read more
Police have arrested a Ukiah man for setting fire to a vacant house on Sunday. The Daily Journal reports that UPD obtained surveillance camera footage from a nearby business and were able to identify the person suspected of starting the fire as Sebastian Rabano, described as a Ukiah transient. Rabano was located Wednesday morning, questioned … Read more
The city of Lakeport has openings on several local commissions and committees. If you are interested in serving, there are openings for the Lakeport Planning Commission; the Measure Z Advisory Committee, or MZAC; and the Lakeport Economic Development Advisory Committee, or LEDAC. The appointments would be effective as of Jan.1, 2023. The city is also … Read more